Srīrangam,Srirangamformer city, east-central Tamil Nādu Nadu state, southeastern India. It lies on an island at the division of the Kaveri (Cauvery) and Coleroon rivers near the and is now incorporated administratively into the nearby city of TiruchchirāppaliTiruchchirappalli. Srīrangam Srirangam is one of the most frequently visited pilgrimage centres in southern India. Its main Raṅganātha Ranganatha temple, though primarily Vaishnavite, is also holy to ŚaivitesShaivites. The temple is composed of seven rectangular enclosures, one within the other, the outermost having a perimeter more than 2 miles (3 km) in length. A remarkable feature of the temple is the Hall of a Thousand Pillars with its colonnade of rearing horses. The temple and the 1,000-pillared hall were constructed in the Vijayanagar period (1336–1565) on the site of an older temple.Pop. (1991 prelim.) 69,928.